Craig wrote:

Rob,
   I think one of your final sentences holds the key for me:
>
"But if we are to believe that we can foster an appreciation for
literature and composition, we should also believe that we can foster an
appreciation for language and how it works."

I can only add my agreement to this.  I also have a wry sense that on this
list we are "preaching to one another's choirs." 

Still - I think our love of learning positively impacts students, and while
I admit that not everyone will enjoy manipulating units of language in the
same ways we do, at the very least the passion we have will show.  I tend to
get my students laughing with me at my "language geek" tendencies, which
then makes them feel more relaxed when I start in with meaning and how
moving a comma can really change the world.

-patty

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